LOWELL -- A Middlesex Superior Court judge on Tuesday ordered two men, including a Buddhist monk, to stop making or distributing any copies of the sex tape featuring a different Buddhist monk and a local woman that has rocked the local Cambodian community.

The two defendants, who are among five named in a civil lawsuit filed by the woman shown in the tape, Maya Men, were also ordered to not contact or go within 100 feet of her.

Those subject to Judge Christine McEvoy's order are Venerable Cheng Leang, a monk, and Lee Veng Chou, neither of whom was at Tuesday's hearing at Lowell Superior Court.

According to an anonymous email sent about the sex tape that was included as an exhibit in Men's complaint, Leang secretly recorded the video and distributed it.

The Sun has been unable to reach him or Chou for comment. Several sources have told The Sun that Leang disappeared soon after the tape came out and his whereabouts are unknown.

Also Tuesday, three other defendants named in Men's lawsuit agreed to refrain from producing or distributing the tape, but without conceding they have made or distributed the tape previously.

Both Men and the three defendants present in court Tuesday -- Sam Meas, Denys Meung and Sovann Khon -- agreed to not go within 100 feet of each other or contact one another.

The judge's order and the parties' agreement, which McEvoy suggested, will stay in effect until the next court date on Wednesday, May 1, at 2 p.m.

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At that time McEvoy will hear the request of Men for a preliminary injunction against all five defendants barring further distribution or display of the material on the tape.

The three defendants present Tuesday deny they had anything to do with the production or distribution of the tape, which Men alleges was recorded without her knowledge or consent.

The tape shows Men engaging in sexual activity with Venerable Nhem Kimteng, a Cambodian monk who was helping Men lead a $10 million Buddhist temple project in the city's Pawtucketville neighborhood.

Kimteng has been dismissed from the Community of Khmer Buddhist Monks' temple project, but Men has not, despite calls by some community leaders for the head monk to take action against her.

Men's lawsuit, filed last week, alleges that the five defendants violated her right to privacy and her constitutional rights, and intentionally inflicted emotional distress upon her with their actions, including distributing what she alleges was an illegally recorded tape.

Men is requesting the court grant her reasonable and punitive damages, and money for an investigation to find and confiscate all of the copies of the tape that have been made.

James Boumil of Lowell, Men's attorney, told the judge evidence for Men's claims included different people telling Men the five defendants were involved with the distribution of the video.

McEvoy said several times she did not see a factual basis for the claims made by Boumil about the defendants' involvement.

Matthew Donahue, the Lowell attorney defending Khon, said he thinks the case is being brought because of the division in the community about the temple project Men is helping lead.

"There is an active discussion in the community about concerns regarding disputes about the temple and this seems to be an effort to quiet dissent in the community," said Donahue.

Gregory Oberhauser, the attorney defending Meung, said the complaint filed by Men "was vague and lacked specificity." He declined to comment further.

Meas, who previously told The Sun he categorically denies all allegations made against him, declined to comment on the hearing Tuesday. He said he plans to obtain Lowell attorney Phil Nyman to represent him. Meas is a former CKBM executive committee member for the temple project.

Boumil said he will have more evidence to present at the next hearing, including affidavits or live testimony from witnesses. Boumil also said he is investigating reports that local businesses are distributing the sex tape for $1.

Men was not called to testify in court Tuesday, and smiled when chatting with Boumil during a break in the action.

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